What does dedicate mean?
Definitions for dedicate
ˈdɛd ɪˌkeɪt; -kɪtded·i·cate
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Princeton's WordNet
give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devoteverb
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
"She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
dedicateverb
open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building
"The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"
dedicateverb
inscribe or address by way of compliment
"She dedicated her book to her parents"
dedicateverb
set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
Wiktionary
dedicateverb
To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate.
dedicateverb
To set apart for a special use
dedicated their money to scientific research.
dedicateverb
To commit (oneself) to a particular course of thought or action
dedicated ourselves to starting our own business. See Synonyms at devote.
dedicateverb
To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.
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To open (a building, for example) to public use.
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To show to the public for the first time
dedicate a monument.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dedicateadjective
Consecrate; devote; dedicated; appropriate.
Etymology: from the verb.
Prayers from preserved souls,
From fasting maids, whose names are dedicate
To nothing temporal. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.This tenth part, or tithe, being thus assigned unto him, leaveth now to be of the nature of the other nine parts, which are given us for our worldly necessities, and becometh as a thing dedicate and appropriate unto God. Henry Spelman.
To DEDICATEverb
Etymology: dedico, Latin.
A pleasant grove
Was shot up high, full of the stately tree
That dedicated is to olympick Jove,
And to his son Alcides, when as he
Gain’d in Nemea goodly victory. Fairy Queen, b. ii. cant. 5.The princes offered for dedicating the altar, in the day that it was anointed. Num. vii. 10.
Warn’d by the seer, to her offended name
We rais’d, and dedicate this wond’rous frame. John Dryden, Æn.There cannot be
That vulture in you to devour so many,
As will to greatness dedicate themselves. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.Ladies, a gen’ral welcome from his grace
Salutes you all: this night he dedicates
To fair content and you. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.He went to learn the profession of a soldier, to which he had dedicated himself. Edward Hyde.
Bid her instant wed,
And quiet dedicate her remnant life
To the just duties of an humble wife. Matthew Prior.He compiled ten elegant books, and dedicated them to the lord Burghley. Henry Peacham, on Poetry.
Wikipedia
dedicate
Dedication is the act of consecrating an altar, temple, church, or other sacred building.
ChatGPT
dedicate
To dedicate means to commit or allocate time, resources, or oneself to a specific task, purpose, or goal. It can also mean to officially assign or designate something in honour or memory of a person or cause.
Webster Dictionary
Dedicate
dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated
Dedicateverb
to set apart and consecrate, as to a divinity, or for sacred uses; to devote formally and solemnly; as, to dedicate vessels, treasures, a temple, or a church, to a religious use
Dedicateverb
to devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty or service
Dedicateverb
to inscribe or address, as to a patron
Wikidata
Dedicate
Dedicate was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dedicate
ded′i-kāt, v.t. to set apart and consecrate to some sacred purpose: to devote wholly or chiefly: to inscribe to any one.—adj. devoted: (Shak.) dedicated.—ns. Ded′icant, one who dedicates; Dedicatee (ded′i-kā-tē′), one to whom a thing is dedicated; Dedicā′tion, the act of dedicating: an address to a patron, prefixed to a book; Ded′icātor, one who dedicates.—adjs. Dedicatō′rial, Ded′icātory, of or pertaining to a dedication. [L. dedicāre, -ātum—de, down, dicēre, to declare.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'dedicate' in Verbs Frequency: #945
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dedicate in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dedicate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of dedicate in a Sentence
I dedicate this to African American slaves ancestors, to African American slaves new federal holiday Juneteenth and to all who celebrate freedom, a Capitol Fourth.
For the big 50 airlines, they have the resources to dedicate a security department to the job, for everyone else - and that is thousands of operators, I can tell you that many of them have a really hard time making a decent risk assessment. I see it in the emails we get every day.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel:
A single person, I need hardly say, is something subordinate, and as such he must dedicate himself to the ethical whole. Hence, if the State claims life, the individual must surrender it… All the worth which the human being possesses… he possesses only through the State.
Obviously I want my music on the radio and I want my record to do well, but I also have a totally different career, so a lot of people who are in music are just in music and can dedicate all their time to that and I can't do that, so I really want to have both things and I'm just trying to figure out how.
To all the families across the world, I'm very proud and honored to be a part of the Disney family and to help present the Disney Songbook Singalong in partnership with Feeding America, i'd like to dedicate this song to all of the healthcare workers who've been working tirelessly to keep us healthy and safe. We greatly appreciate you.
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- كرسArabic
- посвещавам се, надписвам, предназначавам, откривам, посвещавамBulgarian
- widmenGerman
- omistautua, vihkiä, varata, omistaa, uhrata, paljastaaFinnish
- vouer, se dévouer, dédier, inaugurer, se consacrer, consacrerFrench
- coisrigScottish Gaelic
- התמסר, הקדישHebrew
- mempersembahkanIndonesian
- dedicareItalian
- 奉納, 捧げるJapanese
- پێشکهش کردنKurdish
- whakatapu, whakaihiMāori
- inhuldigen, opdragen, bestemmen, inwijden, wijdenDutch
- открывать, предназначать, надписать, предназначить, посвятить, надписывать, открыть, посвящатьRussian
- adamakTurkish
- dicåçterWalloon
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